title: Potential uses of cord blood in cardiac surgery.
abstract: Despite advances in the fields of prevention, medical intervention and surgical therapy, cardiovascular disease remains a major public healthcare issue. A promising area of research is the potential application of regenerative therapies with pluripotential stem cells to reduce the burden of heart disease and its sequelae. Umbilical cord blood, a rich source of multiple populations of nonembryonic stem cells, will be a valuable resource and has the potential to advance therapeutic options for patients with acquired and congenital heart disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Pediatric, and Adult Congenital Cardiac Surgery, NYU Langone Medical Center, 530 First Avenue, Suite 9V, New York, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: Ralph S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Mosca